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40 THE SOUTHERN WORLD, DECEMBER 1,1882. $hq J'outturn fforld. Published on Uw lit and 131b of cadi Mon Hi By TUB SOUTHERN WORLD PDBL1SHUO CO., ATLANTA, GEORGIA.' Incorporated—Paid up Capital, $20,000, D. C. BALENT1NE, President and Manager T. D. CARTMELL, Secretary and Treasurer. W. G. WHIDBY, Editor. X 8.*NEWMAN,’ } Contributing Editors. TERMS OF NUIUCKlPTlOXl One year, pontugo paid, ..... {MM Subacrliitloua cun commence at any time during year. Sample copica sent free to all who send us their address. CIKCULATIOX, - - 20,000 COPIES. 1UTCN OF ADVERTISING: Legitimate advertisements will be inserted at the following rates; Inside pages, each Insertion, per lino • • 25cts. Outside page " “ “ • * 85 eta. Heading Notices '* ** “ ** - - 60 cts. All advertlHeiueuts charged by solid Agate measure ment, 14 lilies to the inch. No extra charge for cuts. TO CORHKHI»ONDENTH.--It Is our aim to make the South k«.v Would a medium for the dimision of practical Information upon all Agricultural and MechaulcAl subjects, and to this end we invite com munications upon all rural subjects, experimental results, crop news, domestic economy, etc., and upon topics of interest to Mecliunics, Manufacturers and Miners. Address ull letters to SOUTHERN WOULD PlIBLISUDICl CO, Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA, GA., DECEMBER 1, 1882. Tnblo of ContcntH. TniKTV-TiiiBUP*aK-Gold Mining In Georgia, (ull page illuatratiun. Tuibty-yol'Iitii Paok.—Gold Production In Geor gia. TatBTY-viirrn P*OK.-lIomo Life In Florida, by Helen Harcourt. Thibty-sixth Paiik.—Sorghum Sugar, by It. j Re duce the Cost of Labor, by It.; Farm Work for Do comber, by It.; Intensive Farming, liy It. Thihtv-skvknth Paok.—The Horse and the Mule, by C. M. Clay; Mary Gay, (Illustration or short, born cow); Northen’s Dairy Farm; Our Garnered Crop; Grass Is King. Thihty-kiqiith Pauk.—Silk Culture, by Mrs. J. 11, Mitchell; Facts about Grain; Sorghum Sugar New Method of preserving Grain ; A Hood Idea. Thirty-ninth rAOK.-Comel», by Prof. G. R. Cn tber; Grand Electric Disturbance; Gas. Fobtikth Pauk.—Table of Contents; TUB HouTH- KKN Woui.li; Uur Circulation; Editorial Para graphs. FonTV-rinsTPAQB.—Our Round Table; Purngraplis; Advertisements. Fouty-skcond Paoh,-Lilac Bloom, (poetry), by Fannie May Witt; Harvest Time, (poetry), by Paul H. Hayue; How the Craze Spreads; Woman hood and Pruverbs. Foiity-thibd Pauk.—Household Hints; Little Things Useful; Oat Meal; Advertisements. Fohty youuth Pauk.—Thanksgiving Hymn (Poe try) by C. W. Hu liner; The Tufted Dove, (Illustra tion uud description:) The Famous Cup of the Job ly fingers. Forty-fifth Paok.—Miscellaneous; Advertise ments. Fouty-«ixth Paok.—Tho Markets; Advertisements. Fohty-skvkkth PAOK.-Instructlng the Stranger; A Soliloquy on Carving; Advertisements. Fouty-kiuhth Paok.—Advertisements. OCR CIRCULATION. The following certificate is official and speaks for itself. It proves that the claims of Tub Southern World to a circulation'of 20,000 is an undisputed fact; Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28tli, 1882. This is to certify that Tub Southern World has mailed 2,608 pounds of their issue of November 15th at this office. W. R. Cannon, Chief Mailing Clerk, C. A. Rauschenberg, A’st “ “ Atlanta Post-office. Omitting tho weight of the supplement sent out with this issue, the certificate shows that 20,000 copies of Tiib Southern World were mailed. Each copy of The Southern World weighs two ounces, or eight copies to the pound. It required thirty-two copies of the supplement to weigh a pound. Advertisers appreciate the value of The Southern World as an adver tising medium. The enquiries resulting therefrom attest the fact that The Southern World is read. At the earnest solicitation of several mem bers of the special committee on the prizes offered by The Southern World to boys un der 18 years of age, in order that all may have a fair showing, the time for sending in reports and exhibits is extended until the 20th inst. All must be in by that time with out foil. THE SOUTHERN WORLD. In presenting the claims of The Southern World to the support of the public, its pub lishers feel that it is not arrogance, assump tion or egotism on their part to assert that it is one of the best and cheapest journals in all oar broad land. They present it upon its own merits, and not upon the demerits of others. Starting out but little over one year ago, unheralded and unannounced, without prospectus or special agents, it has in these few months achieved a success al most unparalleled in journalism. The aim of the publishers has been to make The Southebn World a true journal of industry, acceptable to the farm, home and workshop, by promoting the Useful and the Practical. Every department has been filled with instructive and interesting arti cles. The Agricultural, Horticultural and Live Stock Departments have been con ducted by gentlemen of national reputation, who are practically engaged in tbe pursuits of which they treat. Tbe " Home Circle ” has been the recipient of many a gem, while the 11 Young Folks ” have not been neglected. Among its host of contributors we can only cite a few: On Farm Economy —Hon. Cassius M. Clay, of Ky. On Agricultural Education—Prof. J. M. McBryde, President of the University of 8. C.; Prof. M. V. Calvin, of Ga. On Live Stock—Hon T. J. Moore, of S. C.j M. W. Phillips, of Miss.; W. J. Northen, of Ga.; J. K. P. Wallace, ofTenn.; J. B. Wade, of Ga. On Dairying—W. J. Camp, of Ga. On Bee-keeping—C. R. Mitchell, of Ga. On Silk Culture—Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, of Ga.; Miss Nellie Lincoln Rossiter, of Phila delphia ; Miss M. A. E. Farwell, of Texas. On Scientific Subjects—Prof. G. R. Cathcr, of Ala. On Agricultural Topics—Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, W. G. Richards, of S. C.; Hon. Whar ton J. Green, of N X C.; Hon. John M. Meek, of Tenn.; Hon. W. B. Jones, of Ga.; W. E. Collins, of Miss.; PosButs, of Ala. On General Literary Themes—Miss Mattie A Collins, of Tenn.; Miss R. E. H., of Miss.; Mrs. C. H. Barksdale, W. P. Woolley, of Ga, On Home Life—Miss Helen Harcourt, of Fla. On Hygiene—Dr. J. Stai aback Wilson, of Ga. The high moral tone that has characterized The Southern World in the past will be maintained in the future. Every effort will be made to increase its usefulness and at tractiveness, and we shall endeavor to make each issue an improvement upon its prede cessor. We confidently, then, present its claims to the people of the South. It is a Southern institution it is true, but we do not ask tbe Southern people to subscribe for it on that ground alone. W* present it as a Southern journal, on its merits. It is one of the best and cheapest papers in the Union. Send in your subscriptions at once. Send for a speci men copy, Address all letters plainly to The Southern World, Atlanta, Ga. Quid Mining. Tbe full page illustration on our front page handsomely portrays some of the fea tures connected with the mining of gold in Georgia. Few appreciate the value of the mines of North Georgia or the stupendous possibilities ahead of them. The day of ad venture and chance has passed with them. Gold mining in Georgia is now just as much a business as cotton-raising in Georgia. Un der the improved machinery and methods it is known that a ton of ore, that would not pay for the handling ten years ago, will now yield the richest dividends. The description of the general points presented in the illus tration appears on page 34, and will be found exceedingly interesting. The reported sale of a gold mine in Forsyth county for $5,000,- 000, as detailed by the Constitution, will be found embodied in the description. Tbe mining interest evidently has a bright future before it. The suggestion made by ns in our last issue to organize a Stock-breeders' and Dairy' men's Association in the State, is generally endorsed. The pressure of advertisements this issue has compelled us to leave out several art! cles. Merchants are learning to appreciate the great value of an advertisement in The Southern World. Mrs, C. H. Barksdale, one of our fair con tributors, visited Atlanta last week and spent a few days very pleasantly here. She is now at Iamonia, Fla., endeavoring to “shake" off the "ager.” The tenth annual meeting of National Butter, Cheese and Egg Association will be held at Milwaukee on December 4th. A grand union fair will be given at the same place from December 4th to 5th by the Northwestern and the Wisconsin Dairymens’ Associations. It is expected to be the great est exhibition of dairy products ever held in this country. Georgia ought to have repre sentatives there. Honors are being crowded rapidly upon Hon. Alexander H. Stephens. Scarcely had lie been inaugurated Governor of Georgia ere an exchange credits him witli being the aR thor of our present system of weather re ports, and the Phrenological Journal attrib utes to him a new and important medical discovery. Orator, statesman, historian, weather prophet and doctor—wliat next, Gov. Stephens ? The Atlanta Constitution pays the following merited compliment to one of the boys con testing for the prizes offered by tbe Southern World : “Master Willie McLean, of Thom son, Ga., is in the city. He is a few months over eight years of age, and this year, with a common goal he plowed and tended one fourth of an acre in Ozier cotton, making at the rate of 233J4 pounds of lint cotton per acre. He sets a bright example to the lads of the State, and the Constitution commends it as worthy of imitation.” The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company have organized Building Associations for the benefit of their employees, which will enable members of the Association to acquire homes of their own at net cost, upon long time and in such small installments as not practically to exceed a fair rental of the property they occupy. We commend this wise and states manlike policy to all corporations os worthy of imitation. The general adoption of such a policy will destroy communistic riots and strikes. ' We hope our musical and song-loving readers will send for the Christmas Acme songs, price five cents and the regular Acme song-book, price ten cents. These books are full of solid songs of superior merit, gems for the school and the family. They are all set to music and many have even the piano accompaniment. Tho table of contents comprises the names of the ballads of our own and other countries, and are selected to suitably voice the emotions for all occa sions. Address J. 0. 0. Redington, 317, Broadway, New York City. The Atlanta Constitution says very truth fully and pointedly: The truth is, we can not raise too many oats. Every farmer in the State ought to raise enough to supply bis own farm, and have a small surplus for sale. We hear that there is a disposition this win ter to shorten the oat crop, the excuse being that the cotton is still in the field. The far mers will be unwise if they let anything Btand between them and their oat crop. It would be suicidal to abandon the vantage ground gained by this year of mixed crops and return to the old system of “all cotton- credit guano—and western bread and meat.” The National Grange, Patrons of Hus bandry, met in Indianapolis, Ind., on tbe 16th of November. The annual address of J. J. Woodman, Master, made special refer ence to the prosperity of farmers, the in creased number of journals devoted to agri culture and the good work of the Lecture Bureau. Of twenty-eight reports received from'State Granges, twenty show Increased membership, and only three a decrease. At the close he added: “It should be dis tinctly understood that every grange is a school, in whicli practical lessons are to be learned upon every question affecting the farmer’s calling, and to make these schools profitable they must be conducted upon practicable and common-sense principles. Every member should be encouraged to take part therein, and in every endeavor the ex ercises should be made interesting and at tractive.” Ninety-one new granges were or- ganized daring the fiscal year. National Agricultural Convention. The Third National Agricultural Conven tion of the American Agricultural Associa tion, to be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on the 12-15th inst., will be one of the larg est and most interesting gatherings of agri culturists ever convened in this country. The exercises will be of great interest, and consist of addresses and papers by leading men in agricultural and public affairs, in cluding Hon. E. M. Hudson, President Louisiana State Agricultural Society ; Prof. J. M. McBryde, President University of South Carolina; Dr. Thomas P. Janes, of Georgia; Col. Robert Beverly, of Virginia; Prof. J. P. Stelle, of Alabama, Hon. Cassius M. Clay, of Ky., and others. Discussions of practical questions pertain ing to agriculture will take place and mnch attention will be given the subject of ensi lage, now attracting such great interest in the East, and also to stock-breeding, dairy ing, transportation and the tariff. Action will be taken with reference to holding a National Agricultural and Industrial Expo sition next year. A day or two will be de voted to visits to noted farms in tbe vicinity of Chicago, and to places in and about tbe city. Tbe American Agricultural Association, under whose auspices the convention is to be held, is an organization of nearly 1,000 leading agriculturists, and those engaged in kindred pursuits in the United States. Its objects are the promotion of agriculture in all its branches, and the interests of those connected therewith. It is recognized for its high character and broad views. The two conventions held under its auspices in New York in 1870 and last winter, floth of which were attended by representative men from all sections of tbe United States, were pro nounced the most interesting and valuable of any ever held. The president of the association is Hon. N. T..Sprague, of Vermont, the President of the First National Bank of Brandon, and one of the largest farmers in the country. The Secretary is Jos. H. Reall, editor of the Ag ricultural Review, of Now York, who will have his headquarters at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, whore he should be addressed for information. The board of directors and vice-presidents of the association ifiSRfih; some of the best men in the Country. Every farmer, und all interested in agriculture, stock-breeding, dairy farming, and kindred pursuits, are cordially invited to attend this convention and take part in its proceedings. Address the secretary for ticket entitling to all the privileges of the convention. In another place we give a graphic account of the grand electric disturbance on the 17th of November. The present year has been extraordinarily fruitful in intense and widely extended magnetic and auroral phe nomena, and if science is to do anything in our generation toward clearing up the mys teries of their origin and of their relations to great meteorological events it should be astir. With the large network of meteoro logical observatories encircling the middle latitudes of the globe, and even the Arctic area, all the data requisite for reinvestiga tion of these phenomena are within reach. If the great problems of terrestrial physics thrust upon tbe world by such disturbances as have just been recorded were scientifically attacked earnest results of the highest scientific and practical value would doubt less be soon secured. The sun seems to exert a direct and occa sional powerful influence on the earth’s magnetism and also an indirect influence through the heated ocean and land masses of the globe. And ii is not hard to believe that, after the recent observed variations in the sun’s activity, that body is now respon sible for our late magnetic storm. So marked have been the apparent thermal conditions of the sun during the last three months that the English scientist, Mr. Mattieu Williams, thinks the recent weather of the earth indi cates an appreciable increase of its mean temperature.” Though these conclusions are necessarily hypothetical and the data on which they rest extremely fragmentary, it seems, nevertheless, that they point to the inference that our coming season is not to be marked by abnormal and excessive cold. The New York Weekly Tribune says in re gard to tbe Noyes Dictionary Holder, man ufactured by L. W. Noyes, 09 West Monroe St., Chicago: “We know of but one satis factory Holder; that, however, is so good that a second is not needed.” Mr. Noyes sends to all applicants a handsome illus trated circular. Prices reduced. Atlanta rejoices over the prospect of coal at $3 per ton.